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But the king replaced them with a new clique of servile and rapacious favourites.

The nomination was brought about by the Cordoba clique, and Roca lacked the moral courage to oppose the decision.

In so far as these had other causes than the Anglo-Saxon love of faction, they were due to the formation by the loyalists, their descendants and hangers-on of a clique who more and more engrossed political and social power.

The Union Civica then decided to make a bold bid for freedom by attempting forcibly to eject Celman and his clique from office.